USPTO Patents Application 10500078

Atty. Docket No. BIGQ7 P-301

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

1 hereby certify that this paper, together with all enclosures identified herein, are being deposited with the United
States Postal Service as first class mail, addressed to the Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
Virginia 22313-1450, on the date indicated below.

Date Mefanie S. Jernberg

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

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3643

Daniel I. Becker
Roland Busse
10/500,078
June 23, 2004
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Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

Dear Sir:

Transmitted herewith is a response to the Office Action mailed March 6, 2006 in the
above-identified application.

Any fee for additional claims has been calculated as shown below:

CLAIMS AS AMENDED

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

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Other Than A
Small Entity

Claims
Remaining

After
Amendment

Highest No.
Previously
Paid For

Present
Extra

Rate

Add'l
Fee

Rate

Add'l
Fee

Total
Claims

*60

Minus

**60

-0

x$25

$

X$50

$0

Independent
Claims

*3

Minus

*** 3

=0

x 100

$

XS200

$0

First Presentation of Multiple Dependent Claims $180

$

X$360

$0

TOTAL ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THIS AMENDMENT

$

$0

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Roland Busse

10/500,078

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If the entry in Col. 1 is less than the entry in Col. 2, write "0" in Col. 3.
If the "Highest No. Previously Paid For" IN THIS SPACE is less than 20, write "20"
in this space.

*** If the "Highest No. Previously Paid For" IN THIS SPACE is less than 3, write "3" in
this space.

The "Highest No. Previously Paid For" (Total or Independent) is the highest number
found from the equivalent box in Col. 1 of a prior amendment or the number of claims
originally filed.

Each Additional Group of 50 Pages That Exceeds 100 Pages

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Other Than A
Small Entity

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Groups
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After
Amendment

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of Groups
Previously
Paid For

Present
Extra
Groups

Rate

(each add'l
50 pages
over 100)

Add'IFee

Rate

(each add'l
50 pages
over 100)

Add'l
Fee

Minus

*

— **

x$125

$

X$250

$

One "group" is a set of 50 application (specification, claims, abstract, and drawings) pages.

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1.

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3.

4.
5.

If the entry in Col. 2 is more than the entry of Col. 1, write "0" in Col. 3
If the entry in Col. 3 is not "0," pay the required fee.

Small entity status of this application 37 CFR §§1.9 and 1.27 has been
established by a verified statement previously submitted or is enclosed.
No additional fee is required.

A fee of $ to cover the cost of the additional claims added by this response

is enclosed.
A fee of $

to cover the application size fee is enclosed.

Please charge any additional fees or credit overpayment to Deposit Account No.
16 2463. A duplicate copy of this sheet is attached.

Date

Respectfully submitted,

MPD/msj

Marcus P. Dolce, Registration No. 46 073

Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton, LLP

695 Kenmoor, S.E.

Post Office Box 2567

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501

(616) 949-9610

Atty. Docket No. BIG07 P-301
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

3643

Daniel I. Becker
Roland Busse
10/500,078
June 23,2004
5861

DEVICE FOR FEEDING POULTRY ESPECIALLY
FATTENED POULTRY, PREFERABLY BROILERS

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
Dear Sir:

RESPONSE

In response to the Office Action mailed March 6, 2006, Applicant responds as follows.
Amendments to the abstract begin on page 2 of this paper.

Amendments to the claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page
3 of this paper.

Remarks begin on page 15 of this paper.

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